Dusky and Spotted Duck. 
1 S Bird is about the Bignefs of the common Mallard or Duck ; it hath a 
fhorter Bill by a third Part, and not fo much comprefTed as in the common 
Duck : The Bill meafures from the Point to the Angles of the Mouth one Inch and a 
Half ; the Wing when clofed is feven Inches and a half long. 
The Bill is of a Dark or Blackifli Colour, indented on the Edges of the upper and 
lower Part, where they meet ; the Noftrils are pretty near together in the upper Part of 
the Bill; it is a little hooked at the Point of the upper Mandible : The Sides of the 
Head between the Bill and Eyes are White, from which on each Side there extends a 
Line of White over the Eyes, which changes gradually into a Reddifli Orange-colour, 
and reaches to the hind Part of the Head; the Eye-lids beneath the Eyes are White ;"it 
hath alfo a white Spot on each Side of the Head, about the Place of the Ears ; there is 
alfo a white Line paffes from the hind Part of the Head on each Side down the Neck; the 
Crown of the Head is Black, the Feathers on the Forehead extending in a Peek into the 
Bill between the Noftrils ; the Sides of the Head behind the Eyes are of a dark Blue, a 
little inclining to Purple ; the whole Neck', both before and behind, between the white 
Lines, is Black ; between the Bottom of the Neck and Bread: is a Collar or Circle of 
White, continued almoft round it, being broken off only a little juft behind ; the Fea- 
thers bordering on this Collar, both above and beneath, are of a deep Black ; there are 
between this Collar and the Wings on each Side a longifli Plat of white Feathers bor- 
dered round with Black, tranfverfely placed ; the Back. is next the Neck of a dark 
purplilli Blue, in the Middle of a dirty black Brown ; the Rump and Covert Feathers 
of the Tail are of a deep^Black, with a blue Glofs : The greater Qmlls of the Wing, 
and the Tail Feathers are of a dirty black Brown-colour ; the middle Quills have their 
outer Webs of a fine ftiining Blue Purple; the Coverts immediately above thefe middle 
Qmlls are of the lame Colour, with white Tips ; the inner Quills next the Back, and 
the Feathers that fpring from the Shoulders and fall over them, are of a blueifh Afti-co- 
lour on the Borders of their Webs, and White in their Middles down by their Shafts 5 
the leffei' Coverts of the Wings are Afti-coloiir, with a white Spot in the middle of them 
on each Wing ; the Ridge of the Wings about the Joint is of a Reddidi Brown ; the 
Inhdes of the Wings are of a Dulky Brown-colour ; the B>*eaft below the Collar is of a 
blueifti Afh-colour ; the Belly and Thighs of a more dirty Colour, inclining to Black ; 
the Feathers on the Sides are of a Red Brown or dull Orange-colour, which partly cover 
■the Wings when they are clofed : There is on each Side of the Tail, v/here the upper and 
under covert Feathers meet, a fmall white Spot ; the Legs, Feet and Claws are of a 
blueifh Black ; the Toes webbed and finned, as the Figure expreffes them. 
This Bird was brought with others, preferved, from Newfoundland in America : It 
was lent me by Mr. Holms y of the Hower of London ; he fays the Newfoundla?2d¥i{htv% 
calf it the Lordy for what Reafpn.I cannot tell ; but I fuppofe the Reafon of this Name 
may be from the Likenefs of a Chain it has about its Neck, feeing the wearing of Gold 
Chains is an antient Mark of Dignity in Europe. I cannot difeover any Figure, or the 
leaft Hint of Defeription of this Bird ; fo I believe I may venture to pronounce it a 
non defeript. 
